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Consecration of the day

Language: English after the German (Deutsch)

Ruler of destiny, look down,
Upon a thankful heart;
We are revived by joy,
Far removed from every pain.
And sorrow, it is forgotten,
Through the fog shines the light
of your unmeasurable greatness,
As from a bright ring of stars.
Full of love, you took sorrow's
bitter cup from a father’s lips1;
This made known far and wide
Your highest benevolence.

View original text (without footnotes)1 This piece was commissioned (for a sum of 50 Gulden) to celebrate the recovery of Baroness Barbara von Geymüller’s friend Herr Ritter. Anton Diabelli published it in 1842, altering the original text to make it suitable for birthday celebrations as well.